UPDATE 5-Tennis-Nadal to face Djokovic in Monte Carlo final
* Nadal too strong for Murray
* Spaniard reaches fifth consecutive Monte Carlo final
* Djokovic fights back to beat Wawrinka
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MONTE CARLO, April 18 (Reuters) - World number one Rafael Nadal held off a late challenge from Briton Andy Murray to move to the brink of a record fifth consecutive title at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2 7-6 semi-final win on Saturday.
The Spaniard, who has won his last 26 matches in the principality, will play world number three Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final after the Serb had earlier recovered to beat Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6 6-1 6-3.
"I played much better today than on the other days so that's a good preparation for the final," Nadal told reporters.
Asked about Djokovic, he added: "He's having a very good tournament. Sure, I have to play my best tennis if I want to have chances to win. So I'm going to try to play aggressive... "I know it's going to be tough, but I expect to play like today or a little bit better." Continued...
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